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How To Get A Million Dollars Into Your Retirement Account

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by  Erik Conley

If I had a dollar for every time I read the words “if you want to save enough for retirement, start early” I would be able to retire. But what’s usually left out ...

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The Real Problem With 401k Plans

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by  Erik Conley

This past year has seen a firestorm of criticism casting 401(k)s as mostly terrible. Their performance is too poor, and the fees too high, with poor investment choices built into most of them. ...

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Deceptive Marketing (part 2)

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by  Erik Conley

Last week I wrote about a deceptive marketing ploy that is very common in the investment advice industry. It involved the use of trickery to make a track record look better than it ...

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If You Are Young And Wealthy, You Are Probably Overconfident About Your Investing Abilities

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by  Erik Conley

Young investors (ages 25 – 44) are more confident than older investors Young investors have a higher regard for their investment acumen than their older counterparts, according to a Spectrem’s Millionaire Corner wealth ...

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Deceptive Practices Abound In Mutual Fund Land

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by  Erik Conley

Be honest.  Have you ever purchased a mutual fund based on a glowing report that you read in a glossy magazine?  Or a respected publication like Morningstar or Barron’s?  Did the mutual fund’s ...

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